A vindication of the rights of girls

Surviving Girlhood in the 21st Century

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ID3611078
AuthorsRachel Alsop (University of York, corresponding author), Suzanne Clisby, Suzanne Marie Clisby (0000-0003-1255-3115, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK)
Year2019
Volume28
Issue7
Pages846-855
Publication date2019-10-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09589236.2019.1660154
OpenAlexW2978282012
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Between 2014 to 2016 we conducted mixed-methods research exploring girls’ experiences of growing up in the UK in the 21st century. We spoke to girls and young women between the ages of 10 and 24 in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to gain a qualitative snapshot of what matters to girls. We also conducted the first quantitative study of a range of quality of life indicators disaggregated by age and gender in the UK to garner a statistical view of geographically-based experiences of growing up girl. The study was commissioned by Plan International UK and The State of Girls’ Rights report was launched in September 2016. What struck us at the time of writing the report was the resonance between challenges girls raised in 2016 and those proclaimed by Wollstonecraft in her 1792 treatise, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman published over 200 years earlier. Here we bring together these voices from the 18th and 21st centuries to consider the continuing legacy and resonance of Wollstonecraft’s ideas in thinking about growing up girl in Britain

Developmental psychology · Girl · Political science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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